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This combination of photos shows book cover images for some of the Kirkus Prize finalists "The Mighty Red" by Louis Erdrich, Rufi Thorpe's "Margo's Got Money Troubles," and "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch. (Harper/William Morrow/Grove via AP)

This combination of photos shows book cover images for some of the Kirkus Prize finalists "The Mighty Red" by Louis Erdrich, Rufi Thorpe's "Margo's Got Money Troubles," and "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch. (Harper/William Morrow/Grove via AP)

This combination of photos shows book cover images for some of the Kirkus Prize finalists "The Mighty Red" by Louis Erdrich, Rufi Thorpe's "Margo's Got Money Troubles," and "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch. (Harper/William Morrow/Grove via AP)

This combination of photos shows book cover images for some of the Kirkus Prize finalists "The Mighty Red" by Louis Erdrich, Rufi Thorpe's "Margo's Got Money Troubles," and "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch. (Harper/William Morrow/Grove via AP)